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Re: All in one tree?

Why does the Extended Family Chart not meet your needs?AS far as I can recall of the old report (altho it's been awhile), all they've done is change the name of the report.It will show everyone related...

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Re: All in one tree?

Silverfox omment "FTM2012 calls it's current version of the all-in-one tree the Extended Family Chart. I don't have the slightest idea why they changed the name - since everyone knows what an...

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Re: All in one tree?

You are all probably right it was just that i used the old version for so long and i have not given it long enough to get to know it properlyAllan

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Re: Report Question

Can you explain what you are trying to accomplish? No matter what line you trace back you will come to a person with no parents. This is true of any genealogy study ever done.Curt

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Re: Latest on Merge Box Info Not Refreshing

The problem is still there this morning 9:41 EST!

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Feb 21 2013 Status

Not working at 9:30 am, CST Thursday, 02/21/2013Called yesterday afternoon:1) She said no fix yet, but aware of it and working on it. The support person didn't have to call anyone to get the status,...

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Re: Report Question

John D,Great idea! I had not thought of exporting to Excel. That should make what I'm doing pretty easy. Curt,My tree is expanding, and I'm just looking to generate a list of people as starting places...

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Re: Report Question

He may be looking for his top-of-line ancestors, or islands of unrelated "orphans" in his file.I use a Custom Fact called "Top of Line Ancestor" for my top-of-line ancestors. I also have a custom fact...

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Sourcing Relationships

In FTM 2012 how do you source a parent <> child relationship? I have birth facts supported by birth certificates for an individual but I see no way of showing how I proven a specific parent /...

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Re: Sourcing Relationships

You can create a new source from scratch or from a template.Go to the Family tab on the People workspaceIn the editing panel, click the Source citation button next to the fact you want to add the...

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Re: Sourcing Relationships

Hi LdyJaxThe requiestor is making a point that there is no "relationship" to which attach such a source in FTM - no structure for documenting relationships. Attaching a citation to a birth fact doesn't...

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Re: Report Question

The question becomes where you want to focus your attention. I try to include the parents of spouses of siblings of my direct ancestors. I then do research on my cousins, descendants of those siblings...

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Re: Sourcing Relationships

Why can you not go to People Person and enter the birth certificate or other documentation to the person name.When you highlight the person name you have the option of adding notes, media, and sources...

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Re: Sourcing Relationships

For many to most people born after 1850, I have over a dozen different spelling variations that have been used for that person - so a dozen different names.They have been posted with the "name" in many...

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Re: Report Question

At this point my interest lies in taking my direct ancestors as far back as possible, hence trying to find "end of the lines." I've been using some secondary sources that trace colonial lies back into...

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Re: Search detail merge problem - current status

21 Feb Ancestory.com support says:"Thank you for contacting Ancestry.com in regard to the issue you are having with the Search Result Details box on Family Tree Maker not updating.We are currently...

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Re: Sourcing Relationships

silverfox3280This is exactly the situation that I am thinking of. There is no INDIVIDUAL fact that shows the direct relationship between two individuals.From the person view if you click on the...

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Re: Sourcing Relationships

Shared Facts are another term for "Marrage Facts".FTM does not support the ASSO construct found in GEDCOM which is used to ASSOciate two individuals.The ASSO construct or structure is similar to a fact...

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Re: Report Question

There is no “end of the line”. Just can’t find them.Curt

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Re: Feb 21 2013 Status

Update - what update?21Feb2013, 1937EST, and I have seen NO update.

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